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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Since it's a federal holiday, some businesses and services may be closed. Here's what to know.

If you're looking for a way to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., here are a few events happening across the Valley to check out with the family.

Following a weekend of events around the Valley to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, other cities including Phoenix and Mesa are hosting parades and festivals on Monday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates ... 1993, Arizona celebrated its first official Martin Luther King Day holiday as a state. Thousands of people marched in Phoenix, and festivities included ...

Arizona's Family has team coverage of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in the Valley, including a march and festival in Phoenix and a parade and festival in Mesa.

In 1983, about 20 years after King's "I Have a Dream" speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it

On the next "Arizona Horizon," it's a Martin Luther King Jr. Day special. We'll speak with the ASU professor who received the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Servant-Leadership Award.

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday, and you can watch it live from home.

MLK Day 2025:Where to celebrate Dr. King's legacy in metro Phoenix King was assassinated ... the event would depend on Arizona recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday.

I'd never had a white person talk to me like that,' Warren Stewart Sr. says, recalling the late Gov. Evan Mecham and the Arizona battle over MLK Day.

During the 39th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, city leaders and organizers express hope as President-elect Donald Trump takes office.